The Future of Companies in the Face of a New Reality: Impact and Development in Latin America

Foreword
Contents
The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on Economic Activity of Mexico in 2020
	1 Introduction
	2 ARIMA Models with Intervention
	3 Estimates and Results
	4 Conclusions and Discussion
	References
Survival Likelihood of Micro and Small Businesses Facing a Catastrophe
	1 Introduction
	2 Literature Review
	3 BCP Design and Pitfalls
	4 Methodology
	5 Scenario Analysis
	6 Conclusions
	References
How Covid-19 Has Accelerated the Garment and Financial Investment Industries’ Adoption of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Standards
	1 Introduction
	2 The Textile and Apparel Industry Transform to Face Consumers Demanding an ESG Perspective
	3 Key Elements for a Transition to an ESG Industry
	4 The ESG Investment Revolution Will Transform Financial Markets
	5 Have ESG Investing a Better Performance Than Other Assets?
	6 Conclusions, Challenges and Opportunities of an ESG Global Transition
	References
Contagion Adverse Degree, Income Inequality and Economic Growth
	1 Introduction
	2 Economic Fundamentals
	3 Macroeconomic Equilibrium
	4 Distributional Dynamics
	5 Long-Run Shocks
	6 Conclusions
	References
Forecasting the Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis on Economic Growth and the Microfinance Sector in Latin America: An Approach with Fuzzy Neural Networks
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical-Methodological Review: Effects of the Economic Crisis on the Microfinance Sector
	3 Sugeno-Type Autoregressive Neural Network with Pentagonal Membership Function
	4 Forecast of the Macroeconomic Environment in Latin American Countries Derived from COVID-19
	5 Expected Impact on the Microfinance Industry Caused by the COVID-19 Economic Crisis
	6 Conclusions
	References
Balancing Work, Family, and Personal Life in the Mexican Context: The Future of Work for the “COVID-19 Generation”
	1 Introduction
	2 Balancing Work, Family and Personal Life
	3 Work-life Balance and Generations Y and Z in the Mexican Context
		3.1 Methods
		3.2 Model and Variables
		3.3 Machine Learning Analysis
	4 Results and Discussion
	5 Conclusion
	Appendix: Machine Learning Analysis
	References
Medical Tourism in Mexico. Analysis of the Economic and Technological Model in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical Framework
	3 Methodology
	4 Financial Results and Analysis
	5 Conclusions
	References
Small Coffee Companies and the Impact of Geographical Indications as Productive Innovation in Mexico in the New Reality
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical and Methodological Framework for the Analysis of Global Value Chains for the Coffee Producers in Pluma Hidalgo, Oaxaca
	3 The Production of Coffee in Oaxaca, Mexico
	4 History of Production in the Protected Region and Its Value Chain Analysis
	5 Input-Output Dimension
	6 The PDO as an Innovative Proposal in the New Reality for Small Coffee Producers in Pluma Hidalgo
	7 Conclusions
	References
Corporate Social Responsibility Informing Crisis Management for Stakeholder Satisfaction: From Survival Mode to Survivability in a Pandemic
	1 Introduction
	2 Literature Review
	3 Survivability
	4 Concluding Remarks
	References
Artificial Intelligence & Blockchain: The Path to Generate Value for Companies After the COVID-19 Pandemic
	1 Introduction
	2 DLT Technology-Blockchain is Generating New Business Models with High Value
	3 Conclusion
	References